Welcome to the Health Information Exchange Weekly News Round Up from RosettaHealth. Each week, we will provide you with a summary of all the actionable news that hospitals, HIT vendors, ACOs, and population health providers need to be smart and effective when it comes to health information exchange.

NRHI, SHIEC Partner to Support HIEs, Interoperability Infrastructure

The Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (NRHI) and SHIEC have partnered to form Civitas Networks for Health, a new organization that aims to support HIEs and collaboratives to strengthen the national interoperability infrastructure.

CDC Launches Public Health Data Exchange Interoperability Center

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced a new center that aims to accelerate public health data exchange interoperability to support public health forecasting.

ONC Develops Health IT Protocol for Care Coordination, Interoperability

As COVID-19 underscores the need for greater interoperability, ONC is working with industry stakeholders to rapidly deploy health IT implementation guidance in support of care coordination, according to the ONC.

How APIs Streamline Patient Access to Health Information

HL7 FHIR-based application programming interfaces (APIs) can help boost interoperability for streamlined patient access to health information, according to this recent EHR Intelligence article. 

Health IT Adoption Disparities Impede Digital Health Transformation

While COVID-19 accelerated the digital health transformation, disparities exist in health IT adoption of tools that help healthcare planning and preparation, according to a new study.

How to Boost Data Exchange Infrastructure, Public Health Reporting

COVID-19 highlighted weaknesses in national data exchange infrastructure for public health reporting; primary care extensions could help the nation tackle COVID-19 and prepare for future emergencies, according to a recent Health Affairs blog post.

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